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Buddhist monks performing a 'Pradhakhin' (going round the Dhamek stupa) at Sarnath.
Sarnath ,where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, one of the four places of pilgrimage which his devout followers visit.
The Dhamek Stupa was built in 500 CE to replace an earlier structure commissioned by the great Mauryan king Ashoka in 249 BCE to commemorate the Buddha's activities in this location. Stupas originated as circular mounds encircled by large stones. King Ashoka built stupas to enshrine small pieces of calcinated bone and other relics of the Buddha and his disciples.
Sarnath is located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sarnath - Also referred to as Isipatana, the city is mentioned by the Buddha as one the four places of pilgrimage to which his devout followers should visit.
Mulagandha Kuty Vihara (Buddhist temple) is constructed by a noble son of Sri Lanka and founder of the Maha Bodhi society of India. This temple is at the place where Sakyamuni Buddha preached his first sermon.
Wall painting inside the temple.
Sarnath - Also referred to as Isipatana, the city is mentioned by the Buddha as one the four places of pilgrimage to which his devout followers should visit.
Mulagandha Kuty Vihara (Buddhist temple) is constructed by a noble son of Sri Lanka and founder of the Maha Bodhi society of India. This temple is at the place where Sakyamuni Buddha preached his first sermon.
Wall painting inside the temple.
Sarnath is a city located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Gomati rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Constructed by king Ashoka in 249 BCE to commemorate his pilgrimage to the Deer Park. It is believed that the stupa marks the exact spot where the Buddha taught the five ascetics the Four Noble Truths, his first teaching after attaining enlightenment.
Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sarnath - Also referred to as Isipatana, the city is mentioned by the Buddha as one the four places of pilgrimage to which his devout followers should visit.
Mulagandha Kuty Vihara (Buddhist temple) is constructed by a noble son of Sri Lanka and founder of the Maha Bodhi society of India. This temple is at the place where Sakyamuni Buddha preached his first sermon.
Wall painting inside the temple.
Le Stupa de Dhamek. C'est ici que Bouddha a prêché son premier sermon il y a 2500 ans. Ce sermon appelé "la mise en mouvement de la roue du dharma" résume les grands principes bouddhistes
Le stupa original date du 2eme siècle et remanié au 7eme. Il mesure 35m de haut et 30m de diamètre
Sarnath - where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence. Sarnath is located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Inside the Sarnath Buddha Temple. Wall paintings. As an exit in the temple. This is very near to the Bodhi Tree.
Sarnath
Sarnath (ISO 15919 Sārnāth, anticamente Isipathana o Isipatana) è una località dell'India posta nella parte orientale dello stato federato dell'Uttar Pradesh, a circa dieci chilometri a nord del centro cittadino di Varanasi, situata a 25° 22' 28 N e 83° 01' 20 E. Sarnath è nota per essere stata il luogo della prima predicazione del Buddha ed è formata da una serie di edifici di interesse storico-religioso.
Sarnath è l'abbreviazione di Saranganatha, "signore dei cervi", e fa riferimento ad una leggenda secondo la quale Buddha, in una vita precedente, era stato un cervo capobranco che si offrì al re di Kashi al posto di una cerva incinta che questi aveva catturato. In ricordo di questo evento, il re dette al luogo il nome di Mrigadava ("parco dei cervi").
Già luogo privilegiato di ascesi, nel 527 a.C. circa Sarnath fu scelta dal Buddha per iniziare la sua predicazione, tenendo due sermoni coi quali spiegò le quattro nobili verità, la dottrina della coproduzione condizionata e il concetto di non-sé ai cinque asceti.
Durante il regno di Ashoka a Sarnath fu costruita una serie di edifici religiosi (stupa, monasteri, templi, scuole) e anche una colonna che commemorava il sermone del Buddha, rappresentante quattro leoni che sorreggono la ruota del Dharma, attualmente utilizzato come stemma dell'India.
Il 3 luglio 1998 il governo dell'India ha proposto all'UNESCO l'inclusione di Sarnath nella lista dei patrimoni dell'umanità.
Sarnath - Also referred to as Isipatana, the city is mentioned by the Buddha as one the four places of pilgrimage to which his devout followers should visit.
Ancient Buddhist monasteries near Dhamekh stupa.
Shot @ Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The Dhamek Stupa is an impressive 128 feet high and 93 feet in diameter. According to an inscription dated 1026 AD recovered from the site its old name was Dharma Chakra Stupa. It is where perhaps commemorating the spot where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon. In search of the relic casket, Alexander Cunningham bored a vertical shaft through the centre down to the foundation level. He found a slab with the inscription”Ye Dharma Hetu Prabhava Hetu...” written in Brahmi script of 6 th – 7 th century AD. Further below he traced out a stupa made from Maurvan bricks. However, the present diameter of this solid cylindrical tower 28.5 metres at the base 33.35 metres in height. Its total height is 42.6 metres including the foundation. The structure consists of a circular stone drum up to a height of 11.2 metres from the ground which, rises the cylindrical mass of brick work about 6 metres above the base. Eight niches are provided in eight directions which must have contained images of Buddha. Below them runs a broad course of beautifully carved stones having geometric designs, swastika, leaf and floral patterns combined with birds and human figures.
Sarnath
Sarnath (ISO 15919 Sārnāth, anticamente Isipathana o Isipatana) è una località dell'India posta nella parte orientale dello stato federato dell'Uttar Pradesh, a circa dieci chilometri a nord del centro cittadino di Varanasi, situata a 25° 22' 28 N e 83° 01' 20 E. Sarnath è nota per essere stata il luogo della prima predicazione del Buddha ed è formata da una serie di edifici di interesse storico-religioso.
Sarnath è l'abbreviazione di Saranganatha, "signore dei cervi", e fa riferimento ad una leggenda secondo la quale Buddha, in una vita precedente, era stato un cervo capobranco che si offrì al re di Kashi al posto di una cerva incinta che questi aveva catturato. In ricordo di questo evento, il re dette al luogo il nome di Mrigadava ("parco dei cervi").
Già luogo privilegiato di ascesi, nel 527 a.C. circa Sarnath fu scelta dal Buddha per iniziare la sua predicazione, tenendo due sermoni coi quali spiegò le quattro nobili verità, la dottrina della coproduzione condizionata e il concetto di non-sé ai cinque asceti.
Durante il regno di Ashoka a Sarnath fu costruita una serie di edifici religiosi (stupa, monasteri, templi, scuole) e anche una colonna che commemorava il sermone del Buddha, rappresentante quattro leoni che sorreggono la ruota del Dharma, attualmente utilizzato come stemma dell'India.
Il 3 luglio 1998 il governo dell'India ha proposto all'UNESCO l'inclusione di Sarnath nella lista dei patrimoni dell'umanità.
Sarnath - Also referred to as Isipatana, the city is mentioned by the Buddha as one the four places of pilgrimage to which his devout followers should visit.
Mulagandha Kuty Vihara (Buddhist temple) is constructed by a noble son of Sri Lanka and founder of the Maha Bodhi society of India. This temple is at the place where Sakyamuni Buddha preached his first sermon.
The Buddha is seated in the characteristic preaching posture.
The Chaukhandia Stupa commemorates the spot where the Buddha met his first disciples, dating back to the fifth century or earlier and later enhanced by the addition of an octagonal tower of Islamic origin. In recent years it is undergoing restoration. This lofty brick structure is a terraced Buddhist Stupa known as Chaukhandi because of its four armed plan. It was constructed during the Gupta period (4th to 5th certury AD) and marks the probable spot where Lord Buddha met his five erstwhile companions after enlightenment. This stupa also in mentioned in the accounts of Hiuen Tsiang, the celebrated Chinese Traveller of the 7th century. The archaeological excavations conducted in 1835 and 1904-5 brought light to this 93 ft high brick stupa lain in mud and mortar, having three diminishing square terraces each about 12 ft high and 12 ft broad. Each terrace is supported by an outer and inner wall with a number of cross walls to strengthen the structure. The outer walls of the terraces are ornamented with a series of niches separated by pilasters. The image of Buddha in Dharmachankra Pravartan Murda and leogryphs with swordsmen found at the site are excellent examples of the classic Cupta art. The octagonal brick tower crowing the stupa is a Mughal structure erected in 1588 by Govardhan, son of Raja Todar Mal, to commemorate the visit of Humayun the great Mughal Emperor to this place, as recorded in an Arabic inscription on the stone slab above its doorway on the north side.
Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon. It lay in ruins for a long time until Alexander Cunningham discovered it. Subsequently restoration work was carried out, notably by Anagarika Dharmapala, a Sri lankan Buddhist leader. This is the modern Mulgandha Kuti Vihara built in Sarnath, the ruins of the original are nearby.